A day trip to Oban today.
The car and passenger ferry Isle of Mull arriving from Craignure.
The luxury cruise boat Lord of the Glens about to berth at Oban. This ship was built in 1988 and refurbished in 2000. She cruises on the Caledonian Canal between Fort William and Inverness, via Loch Ness and also on the open sea around the west coast of Scotland. The passenger accommodation comprises 27 luxury state cabins, bar, restauarant etc.
Lord of the Glens is berthed back to back with SD Tornado, a torpedo recovery vessel operated on behalf of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service by a private contractor, Serco Denholm Ltd.
Here we see the Oban Distillery, while above and behind it the unfinished coliseum is known as McCaig's Folly.
All too soon it was time to take a taxi back to Oban Airport.
I had flown to Oban in the morning so it was Mike's turn to fly back and there was little for me to do in the right hand seat other than enjoy the scenery of Scotland's west coast.
As we were about to leave this Cessna Caravan Seaplane arrived. It is operated by Loch Lomond Seaplanes Ltd and provides flights around the west of Scotland from the River Clyde at Glasgow and from Loch Lomond and Loch Awe, and to Tobermory.
Airborne from Oban Airport
Oban harbour with a ferry maneouvring in the bay.
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